Herbert (album)

2022 studio album by Ab-Soul

Herbert

Studio album by

Ab-Soul

Released| December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)
Recorded| 2022
Genre|

* Hip hop
* West Coast hip hop

Length| 66:23
Label| TDE
Producer|

* Axlfolie
* Beach Noise
* James Blake
* Boi-1da
* Jake Bowman
* Andrew Boyd
* Greg Cortez
* Crooklin
* DJ Dahi
* DJ Premier
* Connor McElwain
* Dylan Graham
* Nick Hakim
* Hit-Boy
* Amaire Johnson
* Juju the Fool
* Kal Banx
* Kurtis McKenzie
* No_L
* Pilgrim
* Poptartpete
* Python P
* Rascal
* Jacob Rochester
* Sounwave
* Luca Starz
* Super Miles
* Jahaan Sweet
* Tae Beast

Ab-Soul chronology
| Do What Thou Wilt.
(2016)  | Herbert
(2022)  |

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Singles from  Herbert

1. "Hollandaise"
Released: April 22, 2022
2. "Moonshooter"
Released: September 16, 2022
3. "Do Better"
Released: October 21, 2022
4. "Gang'Nem"
Released: November 18, 2022

Herbert ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
The Needle Drop| 6/10[1]
Pitchfork| 6/10[2]
Spectrum Culture| 45%[3]
Under the Radar| [4]

Herbert is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ab-Soul. It was released on December 16, 2022, by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). It features guest appearances by Ambré, Alemeda, Big Sean, Fre$h, Jhené Aiko, Joey Badass, Lance Skiiiwalker, Punch, Russ, SiR and Zacari. It includes notable productions by Boi-1da, DJ Dahi, DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, Jahaan Sweet, James Blake and Sounwave, among others. Titled after Ab-Soul's birth name, Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, the album marks his return to music after a six-year absence following Do What Thou Wilt. in December 2016.[5]

## Background and release

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On April 22, 2022, Ab-Soul released "Hollandaise", the lead single from his then-upcoming yet-to-be-titled album.[6]

On September 16, 2022, he released the second single from the album titled "Moonshooter", which he co-wrote with his TDE label-mate Zacari.[7] With the future release of the album, the song would eventually include a feature by fellow American rapper Joey Badass.

On October 21, 2022, he released the album's third single, "Do Better", which features a guest appearance by Zacari. A black-and-white music video directed by Omar Jones was released for the single the same day.[8]

On November 18, 2022, he announced via Twitter that his next album Herbert would be released on December 16, 2022. He also released the fourth single "Gang'Nem", which features Fresh, a frequent collaborator of Ab-Soul.[9]

On December 7, 2022, he officially unveiled the cover art and the tracklist for the album.[10]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Message in a Bottle" (with Lance Skiiiwalker)|

* Herbert Anthony Stevens IV
* Gregory Behr
* Miles Franklin
* Jake Kosich
* Johnny Kosich
* Lance Howard
* Phillip Rodrian
* Matthew Schaeffer
* Luca Starz

* Behr
* Jake Kosich
* Johnny Kosich
* Rodrian
* Luca Starz

* Super Miles
* Beach Noise
* Luca Starz
* Juju the Fool
* No_L
* Rory Behr[a]

| 4:39
2.| "No Report Card"| Stevens|

* Tobias Breuer
* Donte Perkins

* Tae Beast
* Pilgrim
* Rascal
* Rory Behr[a]

| 2:50
3.| "Hollandaise"| Stevens|

* Kalon Berry
* Russel Scoot-Wood

* Crooklin
* Kal Banx

| 4:19
4.| "Moonshooter" (with Joey Badass)|

* Stevens
* Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott

| Jamal Smith| Poptartpete| 4:13
5.| "Fomf"| Stevens|

* Matthew Jehu Samuels
* Mark Anthony Spears

* Boi-1da
* Sounwave

| 2:40
6.| "Goodman" (with Punch)|

* Stevens
* Willie Clarke
* Terrence Louis Henderson, Jr.
* Clarence Reid

* Andrew Boyd
* Kevin Pennington

* Python P
* Andrew Boyd

| 3:28
7.| "Do Better" (with Zacari)|

* Stevens
* Zacari Moses Pacaldo I

* Stevens
* Nicolas Hakim
* Kurtis McKenzie
* Dacourey Dahi Natche
* Pacaldo

* DJ Dahi
* Kurtis McKenzie
* Nick Hakim

| 3:51
8.| "Gang'Nem" (with Fresh)|

* Stevens
* Supreme Williams

* Jake Kosich
* Johnny Kosich
* Markeith Nelson
* Schaeffer
* Spears

* Sounwave
* Beach Noise[c]
* Ayoo Meco[a]

| 4:10
9.| "The Wild Side" (with Jhené Aiko)|

* Stevens
* Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo
* Axel Morgan

* Dylan Graham
* Miles Franklin

* Super Miles
* Axlfolie
* Dylan Graham

| 2:55
10.| "Art of Seduction" (with Ambré)|

* Stevens
* Connan Hosford

* Jahaan Sweet
* Samuels
* Spears

* Boi-1da
* Sounwave
* Jahaan Sweet

| 3:23
11.| "Bucket"|

* Stevens
* Gerloni Cotton
* Johnny McKinzie Jr.

* Jake Kosich
* Johnny Kosich
* Jacob Rochester

* Jacob Rochester
* Beach Noise

| 3:05
12.| "Go Off" (with Russ and Big Sean)|

* Stevens
* Sean Michael Leonard Anderson
* Russell James Vitale

| Amaire Johnson| Johnson| 4:27
13.| "Fallacy" (with Alameda)|

* Stevens
* Rahema Alameda
* Caelon Nishay
* Caelon Reed

| Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr.| Hit-Boy| 3:33
14.| "Herbert"|

* Stevens
* Kendrick Lamar Duckworth

* Jake Kosich
* Johnny Kosich
* James Blake Litherland
* Schaeffer

* James Blake
* Beach Noise

| 3:50
15.| "Church on the Move"| Stevens|

* Thomas Barrett
* McKenzie
* Natche

* DJ Dahi
* Curtis McKenzie

| 2:46
16.| "It Be Like That" (with Sir)|

* Stevens
* Sir Darryl Farris

* Jake Bowman
* Jordan Brooks
* Greg Cortez
* Connor McElwain
* Perkins

* Tae Beast
* Jake Bowman
* Greg Cortez
* Connor McElwain

| 4:19
17.| "Positive Vibes Only"|

* Stevens
* Pacaldo
* Tierra Wilson

* Natche
* Ely Rise

| DJ Dahi| 3:52
18.| "Gotta Rap"| Stevens| Christopher Edward Martin| DJ Premier| 4:03
Total length:| 66:23

Notes

* ^[c] signifies a co-producer.
* ^[a] signifies an assistant producer.

## Personnel

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Musicians

* Ab-Soul – vocals
* Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith – background vocals (track 1)
* Helen Anderson – background vocals (1)
* Richard Gray – background vocals (2)
* Umi – background vocals (2, 17)
* Maurice David – background vocals (3)
* Ambré – background vocals (5, 10)
* Rich the Kid – background vocals (5)
* Schoolboy Q – background vocals (5)
* Henry Was – bass (6)
* Amaire Johnson – strings (7)
* David Young – trumpet (7)
* Gionardo Burg – background vocals (8)
* Markeith Nelson – background vocals (8)
* Russ – background vocals (9, 16)
* Danielle Rich – background vocals (10)
* Armani – background vocals (13)
* Noleac Yashin – background vocals (13, 15)
* Jasmine "Sistar Outspoken" Pitcher – background vocals (14)
* Kendrick Lamar – background vocals (14)
* Yaris Sanchez – background vocals (14)
* Kailey Galvin – background vocals (15)
* Kiera Gavin – background vocals (15)
* Jordan Brooks – bass (16)
* Phillip Whack – trumpet (16)
* Zacari – background vocals (17)

Technical

* Nicolas De Porcel – mastering
* Andrew Boyd – mixing, engineering
* Rory Behr – mixing, engineering
* James Hunt – mixing (3, 4, 7, 14, 15)
* Sedrick Moore II – engineering (1, 9, 11, 13)
* Bert Gervis – engineering (4, 7)
* Hari Bhatt – engineering (6)
* Keaton Smith – engineering (10, 11)
* Milan Beker – engineering (12)
* Tom Kahre – engineering (12)
* Arnulfo Reyes III – engineering (13)
* King of Chill – engineering (18)
* Parks & Nef – engineering (18)
* Sir Darryl Farris – engineering (16)
* Demitrius Lewis II – mastering assistance
* Ashod Oshagan – additional engineering (3)
* Devin Ragsdale – engineering assistance (8)

## References

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1. ^ Fantano, Anthony (January 18, 2023). Ab-Soul - Herbert ALBUM REVIEW. The Needle Drop. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
2. ^ Green, Dylan (December 16, 2022). "Ab-Soul: Herbert Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
3. ^ Burke, Casey (January 10, 2023). "Ab-Soul: Herbert". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
4. ^ Thiessen, Chris (December 21, 2022). "Ab-Soul: Herbert (Top Dawg Entertainment) - review". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
5. ^ "AB-SOUL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM HERBERT, DROPS "GANG'NEM" VIDEO". HipHopDX. 18 November 2022.
6. ^ "Ab-Soul makes his return with new "Hollandaise" single". RevoltTV. 22 April 2022.
7. ^ "Ab-Soul Returns With New Single "Moonshooter"". Complex. 16 September 2022.
8. ^ "AB-SOUL ANNOUNCES "DO BETTER" SINGLE AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM". HipHopDX. 20 October 2022.
9. ^ "AB-SOUL DROPS NEW SINGLE "GANG'NEM" FEATURING FRESH". RocktheBells. 18 November 2022.
10. ^ "Ab-Soul unveils Herbert cover art and tracklist". Fader. 7 December 2022.

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